Fifth Wheel Tiny House on Wheels by Mississippi Tiny House

Alex

Alex is a contributor and editor for TinyHouseTalk.com and the always free Tiny House Newsletter. He has a passion for exploring and sharing tiny homes (from yurts and RVs to tiny cabins and cottages) and inspiring simple living stories. We invite you to send in your story and tiny home photos too so we can re-share and inspire others towards a simple life too. Thank you!

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The 5th wheel Ting House is so unique and beautiful. I have a 5th wheel trail that could be used for a foundation. It’s got an 8′ ceiling, used to transport camels. I can send pictures. Contact me via email. Thanks, Bev

I really like the bedroom, very well done. Over all I like the tiny home. Just one thing I didn’t like, and that is the burners so close to the sink. I like the cabinets and that it has overhead ones especially. Nicely done, I just wouldn’t want that burner next to the sink, for me that would not work!

It’s 12.5′ high… Knowing the wheels take up the first 2 feet or so… figuring about 5 feet total up to the bottom of the Gooseneck and subtract floor and ceiling thickness… Should give around 6.5′ foot… maybe more, as a guest estimate… Maybe 7′ at the highest point if the bed wasn’t there… Plus or minus a few inches…

If they had gone to the maximum of 13.5′ then it would have been close to 8′ and maybe enough room for a low profile ceiling fan…

Dometic china bowel toilet…. Black Water tank means it’s a regular water flush toilet that’ll need occasional dumping of the tank, just like a RV, and or hookup to a septic system if parked with utilities access.

Outside looks rustic, but inside is spacious cozy. I like the kitchenette and the ground floor sleeping area . Iwould just change the beanch and sofa upholstery Iwould see turquoise or fuxia color. The sleeping area is inviting, because the people search joy and confort. Let me dedicate this old country song: “Mississippi” of the brave Pussycat.

I see tiny home’s on slab mount, I see tiny home’s on trailers, also on fifth wheel and I see tiny home’s build in buses but I never seen a tiny house built on a truck, that is what I’m going to do. It be like an RV only better.

Truck conversions have been done before… There’s even a small number of people who did the conversions all the way back to 70’s/80’s… and are still living in them today in their golden years…

A more recent example is a couple in Australia that converted a truck and since they’re basically artists/performers, it also transforms into basically a multi-level castle when they set up camp and unfurl everything…

There’s also people who have made Tiny House boats…

Back to Trucks… You can look up Expedition 4×4 conversions for examples of modern conversions that are like supped up RV’s/Tiny Homes… Some buy the trucks from government auctions of surplus military vehicles, etc. as they can be gotten for cheap… But these are usually old vehicles and the mileage may suck…

On the other hand they’re usually all terrain and can tow just about anything you want to mount behind it…

Trucks are already big, empty boxes – ready for utilities, insulation, & finishing. If windows & doors are camouflaged & light-tight, they’re also much easier to park overnight in almost any parking area – unless very large.

If truck is tall enough, beds can stay against ceiling when not in use, then lower by pulleys (set up to multiply user’s power, for safety) or can swing down front latched position (“legs” hinge to walls & sides or ends of bed support, so that bed touches ceiling when up & swings down to allow about 3.5’+ of room to sit up & scoot around; leg length = 1/2 of needed headroom + 1/2 bedding thickness above hinge, use same distance from ceiling to hinge point on wall; hinge can be 1/2″ steel bolt + bushing; be sure to use washers to spread load if wood is <1" thick, and use glue & tightly fitting hole, either way)

I love the construction quality of this THOW… beautiful craftsmanship. You get a lot for your money at this starting price. The recycled bead-board throughout lends continuity to the color scheme, even if the furnishings don’t. And the bedroom….spectacular ceiling!

My preference would be to lose the back porch and door, move the kitchen to that end, and have a larger indoor living area. I agree that the sink and stove area is a little too cramped…but really like the cutting board cover. And I MUST have counter space for my 4-cup coffee maker!

I also prefer not to have built-in seats, benches or tables. After seeing Michelle’s Pawsitively Tiny last year, I’m all about making the place an extension of my personality!

I am also fascinated by the idea of a drop-down bamboo (or other light-weight material) porch off the side of my THOW and using sun sails as porch roof and the old-up eve extensions to keep rain from running down the sides.

Two last comments – I’d like to see information on the insulation qualities of the tiny homes in every post, and the dimensions. Make it three…what’s the weight?

Whenever we are given those details from the builders or can find them online, we make sure to add them to the post 🙂 If it’s not available in our post, though, I always try to include links to sellers/builder who you can ask 🙂